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The Essentials of Supplier Risk Management

To improve resilience and business continuity in the face of pandemics, wars, natural disasters and other supply chain vulnerabilities, businesses are adopting comprehensive supplier risk-management initiatives.

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Labor Disputes Stall Traffic at Canada's Three Largest Ports

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade estimates that more than $600,000 million worth of trade has been disrupted in just the first 18 hours of the West Coast work stoppage.

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China Files WTO Complaint as Feud Over EU EV Tariffs Escalates

The levies range between 8% and 35% depending on the manufacturer — on top of an existing 10% tariff — and are set to remain in place for the next five years.

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Boeing Ends Crippling Strike as Workers Accept Latest Offer

Holden acknowledged that 41% of union members voted to reject the deal, and vowed to press for better terms with the next contract in 2028.

Workers picket outside the Boeing Co. manufacturing facility on October 3. Photographer: David Ryder/Bloomberg

EU-U.S. Cargo Flights Targeted by Russian Incendiary Devices, Poland Says

In July, an incendiary device exploded in a container due to be loaded on to a DHL cargo plane in each of three U.K. and EU locations.

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The Fight Against Food Fraud in Our 'Biggest, Weirdest Supply Chains'

The World Trade Organization estimates the global cost of food fraud to be anywhere between $30 billion and $50 billion each year.

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Supplier Diversity: Looking Beyond the Media Cycles

We’ve seen a wave of companies retreat from DEI initiatives due to social media negativity and brand perception.

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Canada Port Disruption Sparks Fear of Wider Trade Snarls

A leading business group called for government intervention to prevent costly economic damage.

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Montréal Employers Threaten to Suspend Striking Port Workers’ Salary Guarantee

The Port of Montréal Longshoremen’s Union, CUPE Local 375, called an unlimited strike on October 31 that directly blocks the Viau and Maisonneuve terminals.

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Boeing Dismantles DEI Team as Pressure Builds on New CEO

Elon Musk and other conservative activists blame some of the planemaker's problems with aircraft quality on its decision to add diversity goals to its bonus targets in 2022.

A Boeing manufacturing facility in Renton, Washington. Photographer: M. Scott Brauer/Bloomberg

A U.S. Air Force Base Automates and Streamlines Asset Tracking

The automation of munitions management and logistics operations at a U.S. Air Force base, in partnership with SEE ID, saved some 250 man-hours per week, while improving operational readiness.

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A Call for Reinvigorating the U.S. as the World’s ‘Manufacturing Superpower’

John Gardner owns a small business that sells to the U.S. military. He’s also a vocal proponent of reinvigorating America's entire domestic manufacturing base.

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